The Timeless Isle is finally open for testing on the 5.4 PTR! It's a mysterious island to the east of the Jade Forest, where in a refreshing change of pace, players can acquire vanity items and gear without doing dailies.

There's a new pet tournament on the Timeless Isle, as well as mini-Celestial battle pets to acquire.

Epic ilvl 496 Timeless Gear can be acquired by looting rare chests, killing mobs, and turning in Timeless Coin. These items, like Amaranthine Robe, have random stats, and the armor token that creates them, Timeless Cloth Robes, is BoA, meaning you can send these to your alts for gearing up! There are also ilvl 535 versions, tagged as Timeless, of these same items--perhaps Burden of Eternity will be involved.

There's hardly any daily quests, just one--A Timeless Question--in which you answer questions about Azeroth's lore.

In addition to selling gear tokens, there's vendors that have rare-spawn nameplates that sell "Dapper Gentleman" Costume and despawn after a period of time.

Timeless Isle Quests

On the PTR, everyone gets a mail from Watcher Lara urging them to go to the Timeless Isle:

I am Lara, agent of the Timewalkers. A group of scholars and adventurers who strive to protect the timeways in this age of newly-mortal dragons.

Word of you came my way via the Keepers of Time: the Bronze Dragonflight seems to be well-acquainted with your exploits.

A new island has appeared off the southeast coast of the Jade Forest, not from out of the Mists, but from out of Time.

It is a strange and mysterious place that vanished millennia ago, where time stands still and monstrous beasts roam. And the August Celestials hold court once again.

Come to the Timeless Isle, <name>. Assist us as we explore the island and seek to understand how it was lost and how it came to be found again.

The rewards will be substantial.

This also comes with a Curious Ticking Parcel which contains a Curious Bronze Timepiece inside. Using it takes you to your faction's hub on the Timeless Isle. (You can also fly to the Timeless Isle by flying east from the southern shore of Jade Forest)

Once on the Timeless Isle, Sentries tell you about the camp. The August Celestials have asked the pandaren not to venture any further onto the island, so the guards are just securing the landing point as you venture out into the wilderness.

Watcher Lara then gives you the quest Time Keeper Kairoz. Kairoz is located on the perimeter of the Ancient Celestial Court, along with many famous Pandaren lore figures--the Tillers, Shado-Pan, various Brewmasters, as well as Wrathion and Anduin.

He then sends you to explore the island in A Timeless Tour, which gives you a pretty good overview of the quirky areas you'll encounter.

The Timeless Isle is a no-fly zone: Temporal Anomaly, so get out your best ground mounts.

Pet Tournament

Master Li is the Celestial Tournament host and watches the Celestial Court from the sidelines. He tells you about the celestial pet tournament--to participate, you must have 30 pets at level 25, but that seemed disabled on the PTR.

Timeless Coins and Exploration

There aren't very many quests on the Timeless Isle--instead, you'll get your Timeless Coin from exploration-based activities like killing rare spawns and looting chests. Killing Rock Moss, for example, yielded 77 Timeless Coin and a few Lesser Charms. There are tons of quirky caves and hidden areas, we don't want to spoil the fun just yet!

In addition to numerous chests spawned around the island, you can frequently pick up buffs, such as Ripe Crispfruit which gives nutrients that increase all stats by 5%.

Chests can also contain multiple armor tokens, like Timeless Signet, which can be turned into ilvl 496 loot (see section below). You can also loot these armor tokens from mobs as well.

These Timeless items appear to work in a similar fashion to the Latent Kor'kron Gear in Battlefield Barrens. You can transform a plain item into one with random stats that is appropriate for your spec. The Timeless isle items are ilvl 496 and so far do not have distinctive models:

These items can also be made from items like Timeless Signet and Timeless Cloth Spaulders. These armor tokens are BoA, so you can send them to alts for gearing up. The helms have meta sockets, and the robes and legs so far have a socket each.

In addition, Burden of Eternity can be looted from chests on the PTR. While it can't be interacted with yet, there are ilvl 535 versions of al the Timeless pieces linked above, like Amaranthine Robe.

We also saw an interesting vendor, Whizzig, who spawned on top of a Gastropod mount and sold some vanity pet items:

He seemed especially strange because he had a silver nameplate, indicating a rare spawn, had a special icon on the minimal, and disappeared 5 minutes after I found him! Sounds a bit like our April Fool's Joke involving rare spawn vendors.

Finally, Master Kukuru sells a key for 500 Timeless Coin. He's surrounded by tons of chests, ranging from simple wooden ones to gilded Mogu caches--and purchasing a key lets you open one of them in the hopes of more riches inside.

There was an additional vendor, Mistweaver Ku, who sold items that buffed your character on the Timeless Isle, but these items didn't have costs yet:

Mask of Violence: "Reduces Fire damage taken by 50% while on the Timeless Isle and provides immunity to the atmosphere of the Ordon Sanctuary."

Rare Elites and World Bosses

The four celestials are present at the Ancient Celestial Court, as well as Ordos, a boss that can only normally be accessed if a character on your account has completed the entire legendary questline. (Right now, he's just running around killing everyone on the PTR.)

Chi-Ji, The Red Crane

The trial of Chi-Ji is a test of hope. Uncertain of the future of his people, Emperor Shaohao sought out the great Red Crane. The Great Crane challenged Shaohao to find the hope within himself, and cast off his uncertainty. Once the Sha of Doubt was vanquished, the Emperor became a beacon of hope for his people. To pass the trial of the Crane, warriors must believe in hope, even in the darkest of days.

Yu'lon, The Jade Serpent

The trial of Yu'lon is a test of wisdom and faith. With omens of a bleak future floating through his mind, Emperor Shaohao climbed to the summit of Mount Neverest to seek the council of the Jade Serpent. Yu'lon urged Shaohao to cast off the dark emotions that plagued him, and through his trials, Emperor Shaohao would become one with the land. To pass the trial of the Serpent, warriors must be wise in their choices.

Jadeflame Buffet: Inflicts 30000 Fire damage to all nearby players and increases Fire damage taken by 5% for 1 min. This effect stacks.

Niuzao, The Black Ox

The trial of Niuzao is a test of bravery and fortitude. When Emperor Shaohao was overcome with fear, the Black Ox counseled him to face his fears directly. After a protracted battle with the Sha of Fear, the Emperor emerged victorious. To pass the trial of the Ox, warriors must be resolute in the face of overwhelming danger.

Headbutt: Inflicts 1000000 Physical damage, knocks the player back and removes all threat.

Xuen, The White Tiger

The trial of Xuen is simultaneously a test of strength and a test of restraint. When Xuen gave Emperor Shaohao a 10-foot-pole and asked him to strike one of Xuen's warriors, the Emperor could not land a blow. For without restraint, anger and hatred run wild. To pass the trial of the Tiger, warriors must harness their power, while burying their thoughts of violence.

Ordos, Fire-God of the Yaungol

Ordos was once a shaman of the Yaungol who sacrificed himself to the flame, following the promises of the Fire Lords, in order to become a demigod. His flesh is eternally seared with fires, putting him in endless agony. Yaungol Fire-Keepers ritualistically set themselves ablaze to emulate the ascension of Ordos, and cast enchantments and prayers to ease his pain.

That doesn't really confirm anything; they could have been talking about the pre-expansion patch after all.

Comment by Nulgar

on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:15:30 -0500

You should use buff=true to link to ;)

Any word on if this Isle will be a Sanctuary... ?

Sadly, I doubt it. Looking at past examples (Quel'Danas, Molten Front) where a neutral faction asked for help, considering and reading "The August Celestials have asked the pandaren not to venture any further onto the island, so the guards are just securing the landing point as you venture out into the wilderness."... yeah, it's gonna be another brainless gank-fest on PvP servers :|

Comment by CalaelenDT

on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:25:30 -0500

Oh, and if (Secrets of the Timeless Isle) only needs 100 Timeless Coins, it sound like it won't take much at all to get the legendary for anyone who is up to speed on the quests.

Note that there are two versions of the Timeless Coin / Timeless Coin, with the Rare version being an item for the Legendary quest, and the Common version being a currency for vendor items.

So it's most likely not as quick as you think.

Comment by Smeisqualityfoot

on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:31:11 -0500

Note that there are two versions of the Timeless Coin / Timeless Coin, with the Rare version being an item for the Legendary quest, and the Common version being a currency for vendor items.

So it's most likely not as quick as you think.

Oh, well spotted. I wonder how we get the quest item then... I guess time will tell.

Comment by tachase

on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:56:56 -0500

Darn, I was hoping the Timeless Isle would be an excuse to erase the last 10 months of horrible lore.